E899Accident caused by unspecified fire
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
- External Cause (E Code)
E899 is a legacy ICD-9-CM external cause code (E code) that described accident caused by unspecified fire. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is X08.8XXA (Exposure to oth smoke, fire and flames, init encntr), flagged as an approximate match.
Code Identity
Convert E899 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), E899 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.
Questions About E899
Is E899 (accident caused by unspecified fire) still a valid code?
No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement X08.8XXA.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for E899?
The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM X08.8XXA (Exposure to oth smoke, fire and flames, init encntr). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.
What did E899 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described accident caused by unspecified fire. It sat in block E899 Accident caused by unspecified fire under External causes of injury (V).
